Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-05-25


When the Trouble Is Over.
KINGSTON, Ont, May 2S.-Mr. O'Brien
reached here Friday afternoon and was well
coined by goodly throng Of his friends, and
driven to the Burnett house without incident
of note At night meeting was held in the
rink, at which about 200 people were pres
ent. The mayor of the city had the whole
police force of eight men on duty and the
dominion military at their armeries in readi-
iness for emergencies. -.s
Mr.. D 'Brien spoke for about an hour. In
the course of his speech he said:
We will so humiliate Lord Lansdowne in expos
ing his murderous policy In Ireland as TO make
Orangemen as well as Nationalists at last believe
that there is only one Lor1-He who rules above
cedars and stars believe few misunderstand-
fngs which have arisen between Protestant and
Catholic Irishmen can very soon pass away.
Thank God they are rapidly passing away, and
could not help thinking when heard to-day that
Kingston, known as the Derry of Canada-per-
haps the name was name of good omen-Iap-
piaHse E-for in the words of an old song, to-day
Derry is our own, boys".-[che and the mem
her for Derry, Justin Mccarthy, is one OF the no.
blest Irish NationalistS living. [Renewed ap-
plausel am convinced that the time is coming
fast when Protestant tenant farmers will admit
with grateful hearts that the security and happi-
ness they enjoy is due to the struggles of the Ma
tional league in ireland. [Applause.l
The unexpected, somewhat ominouS calm,
was now for the first time broken. At $50,
when Dennis Kilbride began his statement,
the first noise was heard outside the hall,
where several hundred men and boys were
collected, crying, "God save the queen" and
groalnng for O'Brien Every cheer which
went up inside the hall was answered by a
loud roar and response from without. The
crowd outside was now swollen to immense
proportions The meeting was brought to an
end by few remarks from Chairman ], j.
Behan, who told the audience to go home
peaceably. Then the people started to go
out; O'Brien being in the rear. Thinking this
to be too remarkable, 0'Brien's friends hur
ried him to the front. He stepped on the
sidewalk, wearing the usual tall hat. The
moment the Orangemen on the opposite side
of the street saw him they raised savage
yells and cries of "There he is" and
rushed across the street. Cobblestones
and bricks began flying like hail. Women
screamed and general confusion reigned.
"Ah they're at it again" said OBrien, in
tone of meurnfll regret more than anger
"Yes, yes!" roared the mob There he is
Drag him out here on. the street. Kill him!
almost broke through O'Brien's bodyguard,
which consisted of American special CORE
spopdents and local officers of the National
league A man changed hats with O'Brien,
as that worn by the latter furnished target
for the mob, and, as the party doubled into
Wellington street. another shower of bricks
and broken stones came spinning through the
crowd. O'Brien and friends bent their heads,
but received the missiles on the body. d. F.
Kellogg, The New York Sun correspondent,
and j. n Wall, the representative Of the As
sociated Press, caught up with O'Brien just
on the stoop leading to the house of John
Newman, Protestant, on Midway street
The doors were opened and a shower of mis-
kiies again came across the street The crowd
surged, Wall and Kellogg were flung to the
ground and O'Brien disappeared
- Mr.. eOBrien was received IN the house of
citizen and after time escorted by the mayor
to his hotel. 81 will protect you to the ho-
tel, said Mayer Carson. II will call out the
artillery. ''You villa" exclaimed O'Brien,
sarcastically. "You saw a mob of demons,
500 strong, outside that hail. thirsting for my
blood, while was addressing q peaceable
meeting, and you . didn't disperse them.
Where was your artillery then, sira Lans-
downe and Rowland winked at efforts to
murder me in Toronto, and now Lansdowne
and you wink at efforts to murder me here. /
am not going togive you the credit of the
pretense of having protected! my life, when
you could if you wished, but didn't" The
mayor said no more.
There was no one severely hurt, a few hav
ing been struck with the stones flying so
thickly and slightly bruised.
Mr. O'Brien left Saturday morning for
days rest at Niagara Falls On Monday
might. .hsw will speak at Hamilton, going thence
to Montreal He will go from Montreal to
Boston and speak in New York United
States Consul Hotchkiss, who refused to loan
the American flag for the meeting in Ottawa,
is reported to have said that he did so because
''hedidn't approve of 'Brien's mission to Can
ada" .